Although Carlee was born and raised in Michigan (and has her loyalties to ALL of their sports teams), she currently lives in sunny Southern California. She started running about three years ago and hasn’t stopped since (the Disneyland Half Marathon in August of 2012 was her first distance race and she returns annually to celebrate the occasion).

Carlee has sparkled her way through countless races, including the Dopey Challenge at Walt Disney World earlier this year (which consists of a 5K on Thursday, a 10K on Friday, a Half Marathon on Saturday and a Full Marathon on Sunday) and a recent Marathon PR at the Phoenix Marathon in February (3:46).

Not only does she love sporting her @SparklySoulInc headbands while running, but also while walking her pup (Walt the Wiener Dog), enjoying the beautiful outdoors with her hubby, being active with friends and family, and smiling her way through life.